2002 XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City
2002 XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City
1998 NBA Finals, Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4 games to 2
1997 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2
1994 Amy Osmond, of Utah, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss
1991 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95
1990 KTBN, Salt Lake City Utah, begins shortwave radio transmissions
1990 KUSW, Salt Lake City Utah, final shortwave radio transmissions
1989 2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature
1985 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), St. George, Utah (state rec) (103 degrees spread, UT 1985)
1985 -69 degrees F (-56 degrees C), Peter's Sink, Utah (state record)
1985 Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score
1984 Fire at Wilberg Mine in central Utah killed 27 people
1984 Sharlene Wells (Utah), 20, crowned 58th Miss America 1985
1984 Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws
1982 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart
1980 Amy Merrill, Miss Utah Teen USA 1997
1980 Deidra Graham, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, gymnast, alternate for the 1996 Olympics
1979 Charles Butler, born in Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater
1978 Douglas Osmond, born in Provo, Utah, vocalist for Osmond Boys
1977 Jodi Webb, Miss Utah Teen USA 1996
1977 Nathan Osmond, Utah, vocalist, Osmond Boys
1977 Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st U.S. execution since 1967
1976 Utah Supreme Court OKs execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore
1976 Amanda Moody, born in Orem, Utah, Miss America-Utah, 1996
1975 Michael Osmond, Utah, singer, Osmond Boys
1975 Raegan Scott, WNBA forward and center for the Utah Starzz
1975 Jacque Vaughn, NBA guard, Utah Jazz
1974 Kim Williams, WNBA guard for the Utah Starzz
1974 Wendy Palmer, WNBA forward for the Utah Starzz
1974 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1
1973 Shandon Anderson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1973 Nanette Pearson, born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Miss America-Utah, 1997
1973 Greg Ostertag, NBA center, for the Utah Jazz
1973 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah
1972 Adam Clawson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, slalom single canoe, Olympic-19th-96
1972 Howard Eisley, NBA guard, Utah Jazz
1972 Jamie Watson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1972 Elena Baranova, WNBA center for the Utah Starzz
1972 Deborah Carter, WNBA forward for the Utah Starzz
1971 Jessie Hicks, WNBA forward and center for the Utah Starzz
1971 Tonja Marie Christensen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, playmate, Nov, 1991
1971 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
1971 Tracy Kennick, Miss Utah USA 1996
1970 Bryon Russell, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1970 Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record)
1970 Jennifer Nakken, born in Cedar City, Utah, Miss Utah-America 1991
1970 Dena Head, WNBA guard for the Utah Starzz
1970 Tammi Reiss, WNBA guard, Utah Starzz
1970 Adam Keefe, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1968 Greg Foster, NBA center, Utah Jazz
1968 John Preston, born in Utah, actor, Greg-General Hospital
1968 Dawn Allinger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, team handball back court, Oly-1996
1968 David Benoit, NBA forward, Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets
1968 Felton Spencer, NBA center, Utah Jazz
1966 Dan Truman, St. George Utah, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle
1966 Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again
1966 Chris Morris, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1965 Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah
1965 Karen Booker, WNBA center for the Utah Starzz
1964 Cynthia Brimhall, born in Ogden Utah, playmate, October, 1985
1963 Karl Malone, born in Summeerfield, Louisiana, NBA forward, Utah, Oly-2 gold-92, 96
1963 Jeff Hornacek, NBA guard, Utah Jazz
1963 Jimmy Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Donnie and Marie
1962 Michael Link, born in Provo, Utah, actor, Earl-Julia
1962 John Stockton, born in Spokane, Washington, NBA guard, Utah Jazz, 1996 Olympics gold
1961 Antoine Carr, NBA forward and center, Utah Jazz
1961 3rd place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as St. Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in 4 overtimes
1960 Mike Lookinland, Mt Pleasant Utah, actor, Bobby-Brady Bunch
1959 Marie Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer and actress, Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts
1959 Britt Helfer, Clearfield Utah, actress, Lily-Loving, Alley Cat
1959 Kelly Tripuka, Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, NBA forward, Det Pistons, Utah Jazz
1958 Jay Don Blake, St. George, Utah, PGA golfer, 1991 Shearson Lehman Open
1957 Donny Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie
1955 Jay Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie
1955 Adrian Dantley, Washington D.C., NBA forward, Olympics gold 1976, Utah Jazz
1953 Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St. George, Utah)
1953 Merrill Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie
1951 Wayne Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie
1949 Alan Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie
1948 Byron Allred, Logan, Utah, rocker, Steve Miller Band
1948 Anthony Geary, Coalville Utah, actor, Luke/Bill-General Hospital
1944 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah
1944 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40
1942 Edy Williams, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Dr. Minx
1941 David LaFlamme, born in Utah, electric violinist, It's a Beautiful Day
1940 Merlin Olsen, Utah, NFL tackle, Rams, /sportscaster/actor, Father Murphy
1940 Sam Melville, Utah, actor, Mike Danko-Rookies, Roughnecks
1938 School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah
1936 Buddy Merrill, born in Torrey, Utah, guitarist, Lawrence Welk Show
1934 Wilford Brimley, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Gus-Our House, Cocoon
1933 Robert F Bennett, Sen-R Utah
1933 U.S. Assay Offices in Helena Mon, Boise Id and Salt Lake City Utah closes
1930 Don Leslie Lind, Midvale Utah, astronaut, STS 51-B
1929 KLO-AM in Ogden, Utah begins radio transmissions
1928 Earl Brown, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Stovall-Operation Petticoat
1928 Joi Lansing, born in Salt Lake City Utah, actress, Bob Cummings Show
1926 Avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die
1925 Keith Larsen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Hunter, Brave Eagle
1925 Brent Scowcroft, born in Ogden, Utah, Lieutenant General, USAF, /National Security Council
1924 Marie Windsor, [Emily Marie Bertelson], Utah, actress, Double Deal
1924 Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate Utah
1923 Keene Curtis, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Magician, Amanda's
1921 Grant Johannesen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, pianist, Ostend 1st prize 1947
1918 Robert Walker, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor and writer, Bataan, Mme Curie
1918 Lightning kills 504 sheep in Utah's Wasatch National Park
1917 Laraine Day, Roosevelt Utah, actress, Dr. Kildaire, I've Got a Secret
1917 Leon Janney, born in Ogden, Utah, actor, Hawk
1915 Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah is established
1915 Art Lund, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, Ken Murray Show
1914 IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia
1913 Paul Langton, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Leslie-Peyton Place
1913 Loretta Young, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actr, Farmer's Daughter, Stranger
1909 Herblock, [Herbert L Block], Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist
1909 U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah opens
1908 U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah authorized
1908 Natural Bridges National Monument forms near Lake Powell, Utah
1906 Philo T Farnsworth, Beaver Utah, inventor, electronic TV
1900 Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah
1899 Byron Foulger, Ogden, Utah, actor, River's Edge, Up in Smoke
1898 Hazel Dawn, [LaTout], Utah, actress, Niobe, Under Cover, Feud Girl
1897 Betty Compson, Beaver, Utah, actress, Millionaire Kid, Mad Youth
1897 Natacha Rambova, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, costume designer
1897 M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in U.S. (Utah)
1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female senator
1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator
1896 Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state
1895 U.S. state Utah accepts female suffrage
1895 John Gilbert, [Pringle], Logan, Utah, actor, Heart o' the Hills
1893 Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah dedicated
1890 Art Acord, Glenwood Sevier, Utah, western actor, Arizona Kid, Hard Fists
1889 Moroni Olsen, born in Ogden, Utah, actor, Annie Oakley, Black Gold, Snow White
1876 Culbert Olson, Fillmore Utah, Gov-D-Cal
1873 David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th President of Mormon church
1870 George A. Smith, born in Salt Lake City Utah, 8th President of Mormon church
1868 U.S. Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah and Idaho)
1862 Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time); bad news for Utah
1861 U.S. creates Dakota and Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska and Utah territories
1850 Territories of New Mexico and Utah created
1848 Mexico ratifies treaty giving U.S.; New Mexico, California and parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado in return for $15 million
1847 Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah
1843 Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah
1826 Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah
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